書 — write, book, document

か書 write

U+66F8 Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. JLPT 5 Japanese-Language Proficiency Test level. N5 is beginner, N1 is the most advanced. This kanji appears at the 5 level. Grade 2 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 10 strokes Freq #169 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #327 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

write
book
document

word

か ka Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

書(か) く kaku to write 書(か) き込(こ) み kakikomi writing in 書(か) き込(こ) む kakikomu to write in 書(か) ける kakeru to be able to write 書(か) き方(かた) kakikata way of writing 書(か) き kaki writing

しょ sho On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

書(しょ) sho document 文(ぶん) 書(しょ) bunsho document 図(と) 書(しょ) 館(かん) toshokan library 書(しょ) 籍(せき) shoseki book 書(しょ) 類(るい) shorui documents 聖(せい) 書(しょ) seisho Bible 書(しょ) 店(てん) shoten bookstore 本(ほん) 書(しょ) honsho this book 辞(じ) 書(しょ) jisho dictionary 読(どく) 書(しょ) dokusho reading 著(ちょ) 書(しょ) chosho literary work 書(しょ) 評(ひょう) shohyou book review 秘(ひ) 書(しょ) hisho secretary 新(しん) 書(しょ) shinsho new book 教(きょう) 科(か) 書(しょ) kyoukasho textbook

Stroke order

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